Immigration Archive » August, 2020

Immigration - August, 2020

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• Father, Son Sue US Over 'Barbaric' Asylum Separation Policy
• Probe Says CBP Violated Force Policy With Migrant 'Caravan'
• BigLaw Needs More Underrepresented Attorneys As Leaders
• BigLaw Cannot Reap Diversity Rewards Without Inclusion
• How COVID-19 May Forever Alter Work Life For Disabled Attys
• How Law Firms Can Hire And Retain More Black Attorneys
• These Law Firms Have The Most Diverse Equity Partnerships
• Diversity Snapshot: As Told By Black Law Firm Leaders
• Ideas For Closing BigLaw's Diversity Gap
• Advancing Racial Justice In The Legal Industry And Beyond
• In Their Own Words: Being Black In BigLaw
• Path To Green Card Tightened For Temporary Status Holders
• DC Circ. Says No Due Process Required For Gitmo Detainees
• Indicted Judge Wants Case Halted Amid 1st Circ. Appeal
• Calif. Tribe Loses Bid To Halt Border Wall Construction
• Judge Calls 'Poppycock!' On Border Agents' Asylum Training
• Law360's Diversity Snapshot: What You Need To Know
• Law360 Diversity Snapshot: How Does Your Firm Measure Up?
• One Year In, Mansfield Rule Is Boosting In-House Diversity
• Why 2020 Could Be A Pivotal Year For Diversity At Firms
• Diversity Work Doesn't Have To Be Reserved For Partners
• Feds Say Bannon Pal's 'Witch Hunt' Comments May Taint Jury
• Ga. Court Says Child Born Abroad To Gay Couple Is US Citizen
• Calif. Pushes To Keep Unauthorized Immigrants In Census
• 9th Circ. Revives Salvadoran Woman's Asylum Push
• Immigrants, States Say Wolf Lacks Authority To Limit DACA
• McGahn Case Likely To Impact Dems' Suit For Census Docs
• 11th Circ. Says Miami Man Can Fight Deportation For Crime
• Mass. AG Fights Rule Barring Virus Aid To Foreign Students
• ICE Agent Who Pushed Atty Says Netflix 'Pressurized' Handoff
• Top Dem Calls For Probe Into Citizenship Ceremony At RNC
• ICE Should Stop Detaining Solo Kids In Hotels, Monitor Says
• 4 Opportunities For Mediators To Settle Big-Dollar Cases
• Visa Winners Say Challenge To State Dept. Is No 'Workaround'
• Immigration Head's Appointment At Issue In Suit Over Policy
• Appeals Board Says Lawn Co. Can Hire 80 H-2B Workers
• DOJ Slams Call To Halt NJ In-Person Immigration Hearings
• Ga. Atty Drops H-1B Denial Suit After USCIS Reopens Petition
• Remote Proceedings Bring New Wrinkles For Court Records
• US Issues New Sanctions Over South China Sea Buildup
• The Blunt H-1B Instrument Hidden In Trump Orders
• 3rd. Circ. Says ICE Release Order 'Jettisoned' Due Process
• Defense Department Can't Set Rules For Soldiers' Citizenship
• EB-5 Ruling Shows Viability Of SEC Disgorgement Challenges
• Fla. Developer Can't Dodge Chinese Investors' EB-5 Fraud Suit
• Cross-Selling Strategies For Law Firms During Pandemic
• ICE Not In 'Good Compliance' With Injunction, NY Judge Says
• Trump Says He Will Nominate Chad Wolf As DHS Secretary
• Ex-CEO Wants Co. Sanctioned For Green Card Status Claims
• ACLU Of NY Alleges Asylum-Seekers Wrongly Sent To Mexico
• USCIS Cancels Mass Furloughs Due To Improved Revenue
• Lawmakers Seek DHS' Conversations With Bannon's Wall Org
• ICE Says It'd Rather Keep Families Together — In Detention
• Trump Admin. Says Tribe Can't Block Wall Construction
• Lack Of Oversight For USCIS Funding May Doom Budget Fix
• EEOC, Farms Ink $325K Deal To End Thai Worker Bias Case
• Dems Tell DC Circ. Asylum Rule Breaks 'Crystal Clear' Law
• DC Court Gives Lottery Winners Some Visa Ban Docs
• DC Circ. Says EB-5 Investors Had Enough Risk To Get Visas
• Atty Media Interview Lessons From Trump's Axios Appearance
• USCIS Furloughs Will Mean Massive Case Delays, Backlogs
• Gov't To Pay Arnold & Porter $212K Over Global Entry Fight
• DOJ Proposal Aims To Speed Up Immigration Case Appeals
• DOD Can't Renege On Service Member Expedited Citizenship
• Feds Arrest Va. Man Over Alleged $21M H-1B Scam
• DHS Heads Targeted In Suit Challenging Immigration Fee Rule
• Watchdog Stands By Report On DHS Illegal Appointments
• Why Remote Depositions Are Likely Here To Stay
• 10 Questions To Ask Before Managing Form I-9s Electronically
• Full 11th Circ. Splits On Indian National's Deportation Case
• Bannon Charged With 'Quintessential Fraud,' Attys Say
• 9th Circ. Says US Resident Can't Get Citizenship Via Mom
• 7 Keys To Drafting Effective Legal Briefs
• Trump Rips Census Exclusion Claims As 'Speculative'
• Muslim Detainees' Choice: Pork Or Rotten Food, Attys Say
• Steve Bannon, Others Indicted Over 'Build The Wall' Campaign
• Visa Winners Lose Quick-Fire Bid For Clean Travel Ban Docs
• Watchdog Finds ICE Ignores Inspections, Detainee Complaints
• Foreign Work Permit Rules Eased To End Printing Delays Case
• 4th Circ. Won't Void Deportation After High Court's Ruling
• HHS Rule Block Shows Vast Reach Of Justices' LGBTQ Ruling
• Weighing The Virtual Courtroom Option In Civil Cases
• DHS Appointments Risk 1½ Years Of Immigration Policy
• Active Duty Troops On Mexican Border Legal, OIG Says
• Contractor Loses Out In Challenge To $3.7B Detention Deal
• Attys Shouldn't Overlook Obligations To Potential Clients
• ICE Contractor Raps Whistleblower Fraud Report As Too Late
• Naturalization Fee Hike Is 'A Wealth Test,' Says New Suit
• US Will Continue Farm Workers' Visa Extensions Amid Virus
• DHS Rips GAO Report, Says 'Something Afoot In The Swamp'
• Feds Fight Bid To Reinstate Immigration Case Closures
• DACA Advocates Seek Contempt Ruling On Trump Admin.
• ACLU Sues Feds For Detaining Minors In Hotels Amid Virus
• Tribe Looks To Halt Border Wall Construction At Burial Site
• Naturalized Soldier Says DOD Clearance Denial Is Unlawful
• Strategies For Associates Seeking Jobs Amid Hiring Slump
• ICE Isn't Freeing Migrant Kids Despite Order, Flores Attys Say
• Quiros Cops EB-5 Plea In Exchange For 8-Year Sentence Cap
• DC Judge Calls ICE's 66-Year FOIA Doc Plan 'Unsatisfying'
• Masks, Cleaning Rules Vary As Immigration Courts Reopen
• Ex-Judges Ask High Court To Ban Multipart Deportation Docs
• Judge Says Top DHS Leader's Appointment Is 'Stunning'
• Feds Beat FOIA Suit Seeking Census Ethnicity Category Docs
• Safeguards Against Legal Malpractice Liability As Claims Rise
• Watchdog Says Top DHS Leaders Were Illegally Appointed
• Visa Application Shortage Prompts 2nd H-1B Lottery
• 11th Circ. Upholds Verdicts Of Cuban MLB Player Smugglers
• DOJ's Administrative Law Goals Face Long Odds In Congress
• USCIS Has To Face Winery Director's EB-5 Visa Delay Claims
• Trump's Asylum Rule Violates Int'l Law, UN Tells DC Circ.
• IT Co.'s Ex-Atty Suspended Over Late Immigration Docs
• 5th Circ. Finds Salvadoran's Reentry Resentencing Vindictive
• 3 Ways Law Firms Can Guard Diversity Gains During Crisis
• ICE Can't Move Detainees In Or Out Of Coronavirus Hot Spot
• Judges Deny 'Female Head Of Household' Deserves Asylum
• CBP Contractors To Pay $2.4M In Back Wages, Benefits
• H-1B Workers Agree To Switch Judges In Visa Ban Suit
• 9th Circ. Says Conviction Warrants Resident's Removal
• State Dept. Carves Out Broad Exemptions To Work Visa Ban
• 2nd Circ. Breathes New Life Into 'Public Charge' Rule
• DC Court Orders Feds To Turn Over Diversity Visa Ban Docs
• What I Learned As A Virtual Summer Associate
• Trump's Wall Desecrates Sacred Burial Grounds, Tribe Says
• 9th Circ. Says Domestic Violence Asylum Claims Aren't Invalid
• Fed Workers' Union Slams Limiting Asylum Over Health Fears
• ICE Aims To Dodge Liability Over Asylee's Miscarriage
• 9th Circ. Denies Judge Immunity For Immigrant's Illegal Arrest
• ICE Is Violating COVID-19 Safety Court Order, Detainees Say
• DOJ Says Administrative Procedure Act Is Behind The Times
• Lesser-Known Litigation Funding Best Practices For Attorneys
• Staffing Co. Says Law Firm Bungled Advice On H-1B Pay
• Detainees Slam Facility Operator's Bid To Lower Damages
• Trump Asks Justices To Hear $2.5B Wall Fund Transfer Case
• 3 Immigration Judges Picked To Top Off Expanded BIA
• USCIS Says Ga. Atty's H-1B Suit Was Served Incorrectly
• Tech Giants, AGs Say Trump's Visa Bans Hurt US Economy
• DHS Must Face Advocates' 'Public Charge' Challenge
• Indicted Mass. Judge To Appeal Immunity Ruling To 1st Circ.
• ADA Protects Lawyers With Disabilities, But We Must Do More
• Legal Deserts Threaten Justice In Rural America
• Immigration Judges Can't Halt Policy That 'Muzzles' Speech
• Calif. Judge Scolds Feds Over Stalled Release Of Migrant Kids
• Chinese Investors Say Fla. EB-5 Fraud Suit Is No Sham
• DACA Advocates Say New Program Changes Are Unlawful
• Full DC Circ. Leaves Border Wall Funding Dispute Unresolved
• Immigrants Denied Asylum Access Can Proceed As Class
• Migrant H-2A Farmworkers Say Co. Underpaid Thousands
• TVA Yanks Outsourcing Decision Amid Trump Pressure
• Citing Liu, 9th Circ. Nixes SEC's $15.5M Win In EB-5 Case
• DACA Recipients Say Rule Change Is Expensive In New Suit
• Judge Rips 'Cavalier' Approach To Virus Safety In ICE Facility
• NJ Tomato Farm Owes $57K For H-2A Visa Violations
• Analyzing Upward And Downward Trends In Legal Tech
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• US Must Face Stimulus Check Suit By Spouses Of Immigrants
• 4th Circ. Lets Trump Implement 'Public Charge' Rule
• Feds Ask Court To Reconsider Blocking Calif. Sanctuary Laws
• Tire Co. Faces Liability For Dead Immigrant's Lost Wages
• Feds Defend Hotel Detention Of Minors Amid Pandemic
• Loeb & Loeb Adds Four Trusts, Estates Lawyers In Hong Kong
• Census Exclusion Case Earns Fast-Track Status In NY
• What A Biden Administration Could Mean For Employers
• Princeton, Microsoft Hold Off On Challenge To DACA Memo
• DC Court Certifies Narrowed Soldier Class In Citizenship Suit
• ABA's New Guidance On Litigation Funding Misses The Mark
• Union Says 'Remain In Mexico' Policy Hurts Asylum Officers
• Limit On H-1B Visas May Hurt Tech Cos.' Contracts With Feds
• Feds Say No Harm In Asylum Regs Limiting Work Permits
• 2nd Circ. Upholds 'Public Charge' Rule Block For 3 States
• Netflix Scoffs At 'Barely Legible' Logo In 'Messiah' TM Suit
• What Firms Should Ask Before Hiring Attorneys From Gov't
• USCIS Must Print Foreign Citizens' Delayed Work Permits
• Judge Trims Challenge To 'Weaponized' Immigration System
• Immigration Attys Sue To Stop NJ Court's In-Person Hearings
• NY Atty Can't Rehash SEC Registration Fight, Judge Rules
• Calif. Judge Shaves Claims From 'Public Charge' Challenge
• Barr Eases Deportation Standards For State Crimes
• The Ethics Of Using Chatbots For Legal Services
• 'Public Charge' Ruling Doesn't Give Immigrants A Free Pass
• Trump Limits Federal Contractors' Use Of Foreign Labor